Inquisivi
human settlement in Bolivia
Inquisivi is the capital of the Inquisivi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. It was officially named on November 2, 1844. Residents of Inquisivi are called Inquisivenos.
On November 2, 1884, General Narciso Campero officially announced the city as the capital of the new Inquisivi Province.
According to Dr. Edgar Sanders and the treasure hunters who followed his lead, a hoard of Jesuit treasure is located along the Sacambaya River somewhere near Inquisivi.
The public source identifies “Inquisivi” as human settlement in Bolivia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Inquisivi, human and settlement.
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The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1820174. Authority coordinates are -16.907, -67.138. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1844 and 1884.
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